Our Retired Explorer (Dines With Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961) chords by The Weakerthans
Verse 1
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Just one more drink and then I
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should be on my way home
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I'm not entirely sure what
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you're talking about
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I've had a really nice time but
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my dogs need to be fed
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I must say that in the right light you
Verse 2
look like Shackleton
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Comment allez-vous ce ce soir?
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Je suis comme ci comme ça
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Yes, a penguin taught me French
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Back in Antarctica
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Verse 3
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Oh, I could show you the way
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shadows colonize snow
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Ice breaking up on the bay off
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the Lassiter coast
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Light failing over the pole
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as every longit ude leads
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Up to your frost-bitten feet, feet,
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oh, you're very sweet
Verse 4
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Thank you for the flowers and
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the book by Derrida
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But I must be getting back to dear Antarctica
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Verse 5
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Say, do you have a ship
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and a dozen able men
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That maybe you could lend me
Interlude 1
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Verse 6
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Oh, Antarctica
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Oh, Antarctica
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Oh, Antarctica
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Oh, Antarctica
Outro 1
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Our Retired Explorer (Dines With Michel Foucault in Paris, 1961)
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